A GameStop damaged Nintendo Switch 2 displays after stapling receipts to the boxes, but buyers will receive replacements.

Nintendo Switch 2 launch day was ruined when the console received screen punctures by GameStop stapling receipts to the box. Read more here.

Some people reported an unwelcome surprise after picking up their Nintendo Switch 2 preorders at GameStop: staples used to attach receipts to Switch 2 boxes ended up damaging the screens on the console, as reported by IGN. However, GameStop says this was an issue that was “isolated” to a single store and that it has already offered replacements.

Japan's Nintendo said on Wednesday it had sold more than 3.5 million Switch 2 units in the first four days after its launch, making the console the company's fastest-selling gaming device to date. Last month,